SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Mexico City

The next good transit near Mexico City is the Hubble crossing the Sun on Fri 9 Oct at 10:11:14.3 GMT-6 (16:11:14.3 UTC). Its centreline passes 120 km SW of central Mexico City, and the strip is 5.8 km wide. It is 49° up in the SE and the crossing lasts 0.99 s.

Orbit data age: ISS 0 h · Tiangong 27 h · Hubble 23 h · Envisat 19 h. Orbit data is checked every 10 minutes and a satellite’s paths are recomputed as soon as its orbit data changes. Last updated: .

Upcoming transits within 150 km

DATEMEXICO CITY TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Fri 9 Oct10:10:55.7HubbleMoon84 km58° SEPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 1% lit)LIKELY
Fri 9 Oct10:11:14.3HubbleSun120 km49° SEFair 39LIKELY
Fri 9 Oct17:29:40.2ISSSun138 km11° WPoor 6 (hidden: only 11° above the horizon)CONFIRMED
Sat 10 Oct08:23:59.1TiangongSun136 km25° ESEFair 33LIKELY
Sat 10 Oct08:24:07.8TiangongMoon86 km25° ESEPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 0% lit)LIKELY
Sat 10 Oct09:38:31.7HubbleSun129 km42° ESEFair 36LIKELY
Sat 10 Oct09:38:35.0HubbleMoon81 km40° ESEPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 0% lit)LIKELY
Sat 10 Oct16:43:08.2ISSSuninside21° WSWFair 33LIKELY
Sat 10 Oct16:43:20.3ISSMoon109 km18° WSWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 0% lit)LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct07:26:21.7TiangongSun142 km12° ESEPoor 7 (hidden: only 12° above the horizon)LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct09:05:51.2HubbleSun146 km35° ESEFair 30LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct09:06:42.6HubbleMoon90 km22° ESEPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 1% lit)LIKELY
Thu 15 Oct14:23:27.8ISSSun6.4 km49° SWExcellent 100PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct14:58:13.9EnvisatSun117 km41° WSWFair 36PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct13:37:59.6ISSMoon17 km20° SEPoor 18 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct20:29:46.1TiangongMoon29 km24° SWPoor 21 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Sat 17 Oct22:30:31.9HubbleMoon87 km13° WSWPoor 6 (hidden: only 13° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct21:58:58.4HubbleMoon59 km29° SWFair 25PROVISIONAL

10 of these are hidden on the main finder by its quality filter (too low, a barely lit Moon, or a weak crossing). Times are Mexico City time to a tenth of a second; distances are to the centreline of the strip from central Mexico City.

Where Friday’s transit can be seen

Mexico CityStrip of the Hubble transit, Fri 9 Oct 10:11:14 GMT-6 at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Mexico City

    When is the next ISS transit in Mexico City?

    The next good transit near Mexico City is the Hubble crossing the Sun on Fri 9 Oct at 10:11:14.3 GMT-6 (16:11:14.3 UTC). Its centreline passes 120 km SW of central Mexico City, and the strip is 5.8 km wide. It is 49° up in the SE and the crossing lasts 0.99 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Mexico City?

    Usually a short way. The strip where a transit is visible is only a few to around 20 km wide, so it rarely crosses your own street. The next good one passes 120 km from central Mexico City, so the strip's edge is 117 km away.

    Can I see a transit without a telescope?

    The crossing lasts about a second and the station appears tiny, so a telescope or a long lens on a camera is needed to see its shape. Never look at the Sun without a certified ISO 12312-2 solar filter.